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William Peel
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| Died: | 27th Oct 1826 |
| Accident: | 27th Oct 1826 |
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| Colliery: | Benwell |
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| Notes: | explosion of gas |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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An explosion took place in the high pit of Benwell colliery, near Newcastle, by which two young men, named Joseph Whitfield, and William Peel, were killed almost instantaneously. Several men were much injured. There were upwards of 100 men and boys in the mine at the time. The cause assigned for this explosion was, that Peel went with a candle into a part of the mine which he and the rest had been cautioned to avoid.
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- Local Historian's Table Book of Remarkable Occurrences Connected with the Counties of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham by M.A. Richardson. Published in five volumes in 1844.
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Peter Scott | 28 Oct 2014 |
Scott in Northumberland and Durham but I have followed the Peel family from a marriage of Scott / Peel |
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